Experience It: Spicy Stuff

byStaff Reporter

Spices, with their unique aromas and flavours, transform ordinary meals into extraordinary experiences. While Asia is known for its use of pungent spices like chillies and peppercorns, Europeans use aromatic spices like cinnamon to add flavour to food. Spices themselves have a fascinating and diverse origin story.

The Spice Route Spices from India and East Asia were in demand from ancient times. These were carried across China and India to ports of the Mediterranean Sea or the Persian Gulf and from there onwards, to the marketplaces of Athens, Rome and other European cities, where they were sold at high pric